John Brown vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Brown that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Brown

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Brown: 1973-74 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Brown 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Brown 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Brown 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Brown 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Brown 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Brown 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Brown 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Brown 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Brown 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Brown 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Brown 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 7.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 4.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 3,614 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Brown 2,126 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Brown 703 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Brown 250 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Brown 76 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Brown 486 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Brown - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Brown .783 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 11.2 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 5.9 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.8 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.7 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 10 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Brown 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Brown 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Brown 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Brown 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Brown 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .308 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Brown .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Brown 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.